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Wasatch School Choice procedures

http://www.wasatch.edu/Page/12286?fbclid=IwAR2i9W22_-NLuHGBK70NuBSJ_RIjeRWjSafqlKs6Y1GlaZNmBBOoWDZJnCI As Wasatch County continues to grow exponentially, it has become necessary for the District to examine School Choice procedures to ensure that we have room at each school to accommodate the students within that school’s boundaries. To that end, we are introducing a new School Choice policy, the result […]

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Teen killed, brother critically injured in Ogden shooting

Teen killed, brother critically injured in Ogden shooting

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a teen was killed and his brother was critically injured in a shooting in Ogden. Ogden Police Lt. Clint Christensen says the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Family members identified the boy killed as 16-year-old Kamron Johnson. His brother, 22-year-old Eric Johnson, […]

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints opposes plan to increase alcohol in Utah beer

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints opposes plan to increase alcohol in Utah beer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has come out against a proposal to allow more alcohol in Utah beer, a position that could hurt the state’s chances of joining most of the country in shedding low alcohol limits. Church lobbyist […]

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Utah man agrees to pay nearly $400K for 2017 wildfire

Utah man agrees to pay nearly $400K for 2017 wildfire

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man has agreed to pay nearly $400,000 for a fire that spread to national forest land north of Salt Lake City. The U.S. attorney’s office says Jayson Ross Orvis of Bountiful agreed to the settlement for the August 2017 fire that burned about […]

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Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuela jail last year dies

Mother of Utah man freed from Venezuela jail last year dies

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Laurie Holt, a Utah woman who struggled for nearly two years to get her son freed from a Venezuelan jail, died on Sunday. She was 50 and died less than a year after her son returned to the U.S. Holt died unexpectedly at her home […]

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5-year-old calls 911 after finding his mother stabbed

5-year-old calls 911 after finding his mother stabbed

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old called 911 after finding his mother bleeding from multiple stab wounds. West Valley City police say the woman, 46-year-old Belinda Thomas, of West Velley City, later died from the injuries. Officers arrested 50-year-old Darren Byrd on charges of aggravated murder, […]

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Davis County Jail inmate critically hurt in fall inside cell

Davis County Jail inmate critically hurt in fall inside cell

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A Davis County Jail inmate is recovering after falling while standing in an observation cell. The Davis County Sheriff’s Office says the inmate, who was not identified, remained hospitalized Monday in Murray. His current condition was not immediately available. The male inmate was brought to the jail around […]

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Plan to scale back Utah Medicaid expansion passes final vote

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers’ contentious plan to scale back a voter-approved Medicaid expansion is headed to the governor’s desk. The Utah Senate voted 22-7 on Monday to approve the proposal that would extend Medicaid to about 50,000 fewer people than the ballot measure. GOP lawmakers say their […]

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Typically rain-soaked Washington state slammed by snow again

Typically rain-soaked Washington state slammed by snow again

SEATTLE (AP) — Schools closed across Washington state and the Legislature cancelled all hearings Monday as snow and ice storms pummeled the Northwest again, with more winter storms predicted for areas that typically experience very rainy winters but usually get very little snow. Seattle’s metro area has already been hit […]

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Utah authorities identify snowmobiler killed in avalanche

Utah authorities identify snowmobiler killed in avalanche

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a central Utah man who died after an avalanche buried him as he was snowmobiling. Summit County sheriff’s officials say 49-year-old Jason Lyman, of Mona, was on a snowmobile about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Salt Lake City on Saturday when […]

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